Survivors
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| First episode date | November 23, 2008 |
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| Final episode date | February 23, 2010 |
| Networks | BBC |
| BBC One | |
| Creators | Terry Nation |
| Adrian Hodges | |
| Feb 16, 2010 | |
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| ID | 896876 |
About Survivors
A handful of survivors are left after a flu-like virus wipes out most of the world's population.
Thalidomide: Australia gives national apology to survivors and families
...By Hannah RitchieBBC News, SydneyAustralia s prime minister has given a national apology to Survivors of the thalidomide scandal and their families...
Scout Association fees rise to pay for new safeguarding measures
...By Paul Grant & Hayley HassallBBC File on 4The Scout Association is overhauling its safeguarding procedures following a campaign by abuse Survivors - with a membership fee rise to cover the costs...
Afghanistan: Thousands dead and homes flattened in earthquakes
... Whole villages were flattened in some areas - Survivors are mourning relatives and friends and many have lost homes and livestock...
Libya floods: 5,300 dead amid calls for humanitarian support
... Rescue teams are digging through the rubble of collapsed buildings in the hope of finding Survivors - but hope is waning and the death toll is still expected to rise further...
Manipur: India outrage after two women paraded naked in violence-hit state
... It has also raised questions about the failure of the state in comforting the Survivors - and finally forced Mr Modi to make a statement on the ethnic violence...
'Church seems less safe' says bishop after abuse panel sacked
... Their sacking has been met with criticism from some Survivors and their advocates and now some members of the clergy...
Turkey earthquake: Hope as foreign help arrives in quake-ravaged Antakya
... The men and women from UK International Service and Rescue took a round of applause from the waiting crowd and moved on, looking for more Survivors...
South Korea Halloween crush: The lost belongings in pictures
... But now - just days later - Survivors and victims families have been invited into the hall, so they can pick out items that belonged to them or their loved ones...
Thalidomide: Australia gives national apology to survivors and families
By Hannah RitchieBBC News, Sydney
Australia's Prime Minister has given a national apology to Survivors of the thalidomide scandal and their families.
It Comes over 60 years after The Morning sickness drug started causing birth defects in babies globally.
" This apology takes in one of the darkest chapters in Australia's medical history, " Anthony Albanese told parliament on Wednesday.
It is the First Time the government has acknowledged its role in The Tragedy .
" To The Survivors - we apologise for The Pain thalidomide has inflicted on each and every one of you each and Every Day . We Are sorry. We Are more sorry than we can say, " Mr Albanese said, addressing a crowd of Survivors and their families in The Chamber .
The exact number of people affected in Australia remains unknown, but More Than 140 Survivors have registered for a financial support programme since 2020.
In 2019, a report found that 20% of Australia's thalidomide cases could have been avoided if leaders had acted sooner.
Survivor Trish Jackson, 61, told The Bbc she hoped The Apology would give " a bit of peace" to families.
" [But] it should have been done years ago when parents were Still Alive , when mothers were Still Alive . Some Survivors have even died and not gotten to hear this. "
Developed in Germany in the 1950s, thalidomide was originally used as a sedative or tranquiliser, but soon became widely promoted around The World as a morning sickness drug.
As usage increased, so too did reports of birth defects - usually in the form of significantly shortened limbs.
It was an Australian report in The Lancet medical journal that first warned The World of thalidomide's dangers in 1961, and it was taken off The Market soon after.
By then an estimated 10,000 babies globally had been born with disabilities.
For decades, Survivors have fought for acknowledgments of wrongdoing and compensation.
Canada introduced financial assistance for Survivors in 1991, and in 2010 the UK issued a national apology to those affected.
But it wasn't until a landmark Senate inquiry in 2019 that Australia took action to support Survivors .
Its financial scheme provided a one-off payment of up to A$500,000 ($332,000; £261,000) to Survivors , followed by annual payments of between A$5,000 and A$60,000.
The programme was later closed to new applicants, but on Wednesday Mr Albanese reopened it " to ensure that anyone who may have missed the previous opportunity to apply does not miss out".
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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